The annual salary statistics of sailors and marine oilers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sailors and marine oilers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sailors and marine oilers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sailors and marine oilers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,110 | 4.40% | 20.64% |
| 2021 | $48,860 | 9.76% | - |
| 2020 | $44,090 | 8.62% | - |
| 2019 | $40,290 | 8.14% | - |
| 2018 | $37,010 | 1.03% | - |
| 2017 | $36,630 | 22.30% | - |
| 2016 | $28,460 | -13.84% | - |
| 2015 | $32,400 | -31.98% | - |
| 2014 | $42,760 | 1.92% | - |
| 2013 | $41,940 | 3.29% | - |
| 2012 | $40,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,110, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for sailors and marine oilers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city South Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $70,760). Compared with South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of sailors and marine oilers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 27.8 percent (27.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |